vocab

Question 1

aspiring

Answer 1

ambitny choć początkujący (trying to succeed)

Question 2

conduct

Answer 2

dyrygować (to stand in front of a choir or orchestra and direct its performance)

conductor

Question 3

accomplished

Answer 3

znakomity (very good at sth)

accomplishment

Question 4

endowed with sth

Answer 4

obdarzony (having a particular quality)

Question 5

fictitious

Answer 5

fikcyjny (imaginary)

fiction

Question 6

zealous

Answer 6

żarliwy (eager)

zeal

Question 7

gripping

Answer 7

porywający (holding the attention or interest)

Question 8

congenial

Answer 8

przyjemny (pleasant)

congeniality

Question 9

figurative

Answer 9

przenośny (having a metaphorical meaning)

figuratively

Question 10

evocative

Answer 10

sugestywny (bringing strong memories or feelings to mind)

evocatively

Question 11

pottery

Answer 11

garncarstwo (objects made of baked clay)

Question 12

charcoal

Answer 12

węgiel drzewny (a black substance obtained by burning wood with a small amount of oxygen)

Question 13

brush stroke

Answer 13

pociągnięcie pędzlem (a mark made by a painter’s brush)

Question 14

oppressive

Answer 14

przytłaczający (depressing and uncomfortable)

Question 15

gloomy

Answer 15

mroczny, ponury (dark or poorly lit)

gloom, gloomily

Question 16

surrealist

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surrealista (an artist who uses ideas in a strange way, like in a dream)

surreal, surrealism

Question 17

sizeable

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spory (fairly large in size or number)

Question 18

incorporate

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zawierać (to include in a whole)

incorporated, incorporation

Question 19

distinct

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wyraźny (different or separate)

distinctly, distinctive

Question 20

stand up comedy

Answer 20

występ komediowy jednego artysty (a show presented by a comedian standing up alone in front of an audience)

Question 21

spellbound

Answer 21

oczarowany (fascinated)

Question 22

unanimously

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jednogłośnie (in agreement with everybody)

unanimous, unanimity

Question 23

condemn

Answer 23

potępić (to dissaprove, criticise)

condemnation

Question 24

chamber orchestra

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orkiestra kameralna (small number of instruments)

Question 25

method acting

Answer 25

system Stanisławskiego (when the performer identifies with the character to be portrayed, highly individualistic)

Question 26

confirm

Answer 26

potwierdzić (to make definite) confirmed, confirmation

Question 27

venue

Answer 27

miejsce np. spotkania, koncertu (the place of an event)

Question 28

tapestry

Answer 28

gobelin (a piece of embroidered fabric)

Question 29

overbearing

Answer 29

apodyktyczny [wladczy] (domineering)

Question 30

awestruck

Answer 30

oniemiały z wrażenia (very amazed by sth)

Question 31

lush

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bujny (having a lot of green grass or plants) lushness

Question 32

bio-dome

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budynek zwieńczony kopułą, pod którą uprawia się rośliny (building with a roof that houses plants)

Question 33

villain

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łajdak, czarny charakter (a bad character) villainous

Question 34

lair

Answer 34

kryjówka (sbs secret or private place)

Question 35

inundate

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zalać, zasypywać (to give too many things)

Question 36

walk a tightrope

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być w trudnej sytuacji (to be in a difficult situation)

Question 37

jump on the bandwagon

Answer 37

ulec powszechnym trendom (to become involved in certain trending activities even though one is not interested in it)

Question 38

strike the wrong note

Answer 38

zrobić coś niestosownego (to say or do sth the wrong way)

Question 39

read between the lines

Answer 39

czytać między wierszami (to perceive sth more than what is obvious at first glance)

Question 40

in the wings

Answer 40

w pełnej gotowości (waiting for ones turn)

Question 41

play second fiddle

Answer 41

grać drugie skrzypce (to occupy a secondary position)

Question 42

bring the curtain down

Answer 42

zakończyć coś (to close down)

Question 43

put sb in the picture

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poinformować kogoś (to inform sb)

Question 44

a hard act to follow

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ideał trudny do naśladowania (a person or group that is so excellent that it is difficult to replace them)

Question 45

budding

Answer 45

początkujący (beginning to develop)

Question 46

intimidating

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nieprzyjazny (making others lose confidence)

Question 47

hilarious

Answer 47

komiczny (extremely funny)

Question 48

adaptation

Answer 48

adaptacja (a film or tv programme based on a book or play)

Question 49

shake off

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pozbyć się czegoś (to manage to recover from sth)

Question 50

banquet

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bankiet (a grand formal dinner)

Question 51

trespasser

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intruz (sb who enters a space or land without permission)

Question 52

brainchild

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pomysł (sth that sb came up with)

Question 53

deceased

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zmarły (dead)

Question 54

forecourt

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podjazd (open area in front of a large building)

Question 55

pick-pocket

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dokonywać kradzieży kieszonkowej (to steal sth from sb's pocket without them noticing)

Question 56

origami

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origami (folding paper to make models of animals, people and objects)

Question 57

Moorish

Answer 57

arabski (Arab, Muslim)

Question 58

train spotting

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hobby polegające na obserwowaniu i rozpoznawaniu pociągów (the hobby of watching and recognising trains)

Question 59

incomprehensible

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niezrozumiały (obscure) opp: comprehensible

Question 60

busking

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granie i śpiewanie w miejscach publicznych dla zarobku (playing music in the streets for money)

Question 61

radical

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radykalny (favouring drastic solutions)

Question 62

pragmatic

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pragmatyczny (dealing with issues in a practical rather than theoretical way) pragmatically

Question 63

inner

Answer 63

wewnętrzny (hidden inside) opp: outer

Question 64

riveting

Answer 64

pasjonujący (extremely interesting and exciting)